Hold the strip in place while you drill down through the mounting holes on the strip and into the concrete floor.
Carpet strip on concrete.
How to install carpet on a concrete floor step 1.
That said in older concrete many of the nails will spall out and not hold.
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Carpet tack strips are wooden boards installed around the perimeter of a floor to hold carpet in place.
Tack strip for concrete plus construction adhesive they make tack strip with nails specifically for concrete.
They re thicker and harder than what s in the usual stuff but nowhere near as large as actual concrete cut nails.
Once you ve determine length and width you can.
Wide x 4 ft.
Place the transition strip half over the edge of the carpet and half over the other flooring.
Measure the room to determine how much material you will need.
Its not that hard with these tips from clay king from aaa flood drying with 28 years experience drying flooded homes.
If you decide to remove the carpet you must also pry up the tack strips which are held in place with nails.
A very easy way to remove carpet tack strip from the basement concrete floor.
Long carpet tack strip for wood or concrete subfloors 3 pack.
If the floor is made of concrete you are left with unsightly holes along the perimeter of the room.